Improvement in sand-bands for vehicles



F. LANE. Sand-Band for Vehicles. No. 212,237. Patented Feb. 11.1879.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE F. LANE, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAND-BANDS FOR VEHICLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 212,237, dated February11, 1879; application filed October 24, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE F. LANE, of St. Paul, in the State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSand-Bands for Vehicles; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved sand-band; and Fig. 2 is ahorizontal section taken on line w y, Fig. 1.

Ais ahood,made, preferably,of sheet metal,

and provided with a groove, a, adapted to fit over a corresponding rib,or a flange fastened to or formed on the hub. This hood may, however, bemade of cast metal, of leather, rubber, or some other suitable material.

The hood is secured to the axle by means of a clip, constructedsubstantially as follows: The part B is circular to fit closely withinthe hood A, and should be, when made of metal, provided with a flange,to which the hood may be riveted or otherwise secured; or, whenpreferred, the hood may be soldered or brazed to the clip.

I) is a rectangular opening formed in the part B to receive the axle,and although I have shown the upper part of this opening as havingright-angled corners, yet it is apparent that it may be made in suchshape as will fit any other form of axle. G is a clampingblock, fittingwithin the opening I) in the part B of the clip, the block being groovedupon its vertical edges, so that it will properly engage with U-shapededges of the part B; or the edges of the block may be U-shaped, and thecorresponding edges of the part B made with grooves; or the block may bemade with lips c, which clasp the sides of the part B, as shown.

D is a keeper or clamp, pierced at each end to receive bolts d d orset-screws, which pass through the strap or keeper into the part B.These bolts may be cast in the metal when preferred, or a stirrup orU-shaped bolt may be employed, which sh all pass entirely through,

with nuts upon the upper side of the device; but in practiceI prefer theconstruction shown.

It will, of course, be understood that the height of block 0 is to besuch that when the nuts or set-screws are screwed up tightly the upperedge of the block will press firmly against the under side of the axle,and thus secure the device in place.

When the part'B is made of wood the block or section 0 may be held inplace by means of common wood-screws driven through the ends of thestrap or keeper into the part B.

It will be observed that the keeper serves not only to hold the block 0in place, but also to confine or assist in confining the lower edges ofthe hood to the clip.

Although there are some features of construction shown in this sand-bandwhich are shown and described in an application filed by JonathanHitchcock and myself as joint inventors on or about May 31,1878, yet Ido not claim to be the sole inventor of any such inventions as may befound in said joint application.

Under some circumstances I may make the block 0 and the keeper D in oneand the same piece, for which reason I do not wish to be confined tomaking said keeper in a piece separate and apart from the block.

From an examination of the drawings it will be readily seen that myconstruction pos sesses some advantages over one in which the block 0 isheld in place by means of a pin passing through said block and the adjacent portion of the part B, from the fact that myblock O can be adjustedto bind upon the under side of the axle by means of the screws (1 d,thus adapting the device for use upon axles of different sizes, and tosupport the hood firmly in the desired position on such axle 5 whereasin a construction employing a pin, as above set forth, no suchadjustment can be effected.

It is also apparent that by the employment of the overlapping surfaces 0c the block 0 is held from lateral displacement independently of thekeeper D, whereby the device is more firmly held in place relative tothe end of the hub.

What I claim is 1. In combination with the hood A, and as a, supporttherefor, the part B, block O,keeper I), and screw-bolts d d,substantially as set forth.

2. As 2t support for the hood A, the parts B 0, having ribbed andgrooved engaging-surfaces, in combination with a keeper, D,substantially as set forth.

' In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE F. LANE.

Witnesses:

CHAS. N. BELL, R. B. GALUSHA.

